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Risk stratification and rapid geriatric screening in an emergency department – a quasi-randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND: To determine if risk stratification followed by rapid geriatric screening in an emergency department (ED) reduced functional decline, ED reattendance and hospitalisation. METHOD: This was a quasi-randomised controlled trial. Patients were randomised by the last digit of their national re...

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Autores principales: Foo, Chik Loon, Siu, Vivan Wing Yin, Ang, Hou, Phuah, Madeline Wei Ling, Ooi, Chee Kheong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4161268/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25178312
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-14-98